Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Gavin Newsom, California governor, plays both sides in forest management fight as wildfires rage

Daily Truth report  "California Gov. Gavin Newsom has pointed out that the state’s wildfires are located primarily on federal land — and he’s right — but now he and other Democratic governors seek to block the Trump administration’s effort to speed up the clearing of overgrown, tinder-dry forests.

"Twenty-three states including California, Oregon and Washington sued last month to stop the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) modernization, which would thin the regulatory thicket and red tape blamed for bogging down federal projects, including forest management on the government’s extensive Western lands.

"The NEPA lawsuit came as no surprise, given that California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has sued the Trump administration 100 times, but it also frustrated critics who accused California Democrats of putting their loyalty to the environmental movement and focus on climate change ahead of proven forest-health strategies.

"Trending: Twitter Users Question Bizarre Pelosi Moment: “Did She Just Have a Stroke On TV?”

“ 'It’s not just saying, on one hand you want to manage your forest, and then suing the government to stop the management of . . .Continue reading 

California: The Golden State in Utter Decay  . . . "The current crisis in California that is getting the most national attention is the plague of wildfires throughout much of the northern part of the state.  Such fires have ravaged the area for millennia, long before the presence of any European settlers, but that has not stopped California leftists and their media from pointing fingers at climate change and President Trump.  Avoiding responsibility for a crisis by blaming anyone and anything with even a remote chance of culpability is the California way — which leads to a failure to develop real solutions." . . .

 . . . "California, the bluest of blue states, has rising crime and homelessness.  California has fearsome wildfires and rolling electrical blackouts due to government mismanagement of its forests and energy systems.  California has an ever-increasing budget deficit with no end in sight.  Yet California's tone-deaf politicians continue to enjoy immense support from their oblivious electorate.  Many residents cherish the song lyric that laments, "Going to California with an aching in my heart."  Unfortunately, the time has come for many to recognize reality, and to leave California with a similar aching.  California is decaying before our eyes, and it is not going to get better." . . .



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